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Construction Completed on Montgomery County’s Long Branch Library; Holds to Go and Telephone Service Begins Today

January 25, 2021 by Laurie White

Construction is complete on the Long Branch Library! Holds to Go!, MCPL’s contactless holds pickup service, and the library telephone service will begin on Monday, Jan. 25 at the library, located at 8800 Garland Ave. in Silver Spring. The library branch closed in March 2020 for interior and exterior improvements under the County’s award-winning Library …

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Ten Montgomery County Public Libraries Offer Free Outdoor Public Wi-Fi

January 11, 2021 by Laurie White

Montgomery County has leveraged federal COVID-19 funding to install outdoor public Wi-Fi at 10 Public Library (MCPL) locations: Aspen Hill, Davis (N. Bethesda), Gaithersburg, Germantown, Maggie Nightingale (Poolesville),  Marilyn Praisner (Burtonsville), Rockville Memorial, Twinbrook, Wheaton, and White Oak branches; and in front of the Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza. This free service is available 24 hours a day in parking lots adjacent to the library buildings. …

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MCPL Launches Mobile Hotspot Lending Program

December 23, 2020 by Laurie White

Montgomery County Public Libraries (MCPL) launched “Internet to Go,” our mobile hotspot lending program for the public. MCPL has a collection of 250 Verizon MiFi Mobile hotspots that will be available at all of our locations currently providing public service. “We know that the digital divide affects many of our County residents each day, and …

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Across the Globe to MCPL

August 7, 2019 by mcplteam

“Often, the English conversation groups are the entryway to English and to literacy. Many people come to us with little to no formal education and the need for basic communication skills is essential for living, economic, and health issues. The conversation groups provide a welcoming entrance to American life, our community and literacy.” – Nina …

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Featured Program: Grandreaders

July 23, 2019 by mcplteam

Reading is a challenging skill to learn. It takes practice and patience. The Grandreaders program, offered at several MCPL branches this Summer, provides children from Kindergarten to 3rd grade the opportunity to improve their reading skills. Children are paired up one-on-one with volunteers from the Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA), Heyman Interages Center, who …

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Just for the Record: A Vinyl Day 2019

October 28, 2020 by mcplteam

Just for the Record:  A Vinyl Day – Is waiting for you at the Silver Spring Library on Saturday, April 27th! Do you love music?  Are you a fan of Vinyl Records?  Are you curious about them?  Join us for our second annual Just for the Record:  A Vinyl Day Festival.  This year’s festivities will …

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The Marilyn Praisner Branch Library

Marilyn J. Praisner Branch to Close for Refresh Project

October 28, 2020 by mcplteam

The cat’s out of the bag! Our Marilyn J. Praisner Library is scheduled to be #refreshed under the Library Refurbishment Level-of-Effort initiative in the Capital Improvement Program. The branch is scheduled to close Saturday, April 13 at 6 p.m for about four to six months. “Physical construction for the refresh project at Praisner will begin …

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50 Years and Evolving, Aspen Hill Library

March 19, 2019 by mcplteam

Anniversaries can be considered as milestones which mark the progress of time for/to that to which it is related, and with regards to the Aspen Hill Library, this is indeed the case. I am not sure that the Administration in its planning had in mind a refreshed building for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, but it …

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Organize and Create in the New Year – 2019

March 25, 2019 by mcplteam

How would you like to start this new year?  Do you have a bunch of things to sort out from the holidays? To help you get started, you can join us with a “neat” program on decluttering your life on January 19 at 12:00 PM. What else is new at the Kensington Park Library for …

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Wheaton Interim December Update

March 25, 2019 by mcplteam

Programs and Services InterAct Family Story Theatre will be presenting a Book Fiesta on Saturday January 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM. The program will be in the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad Green Room attached to the Wheaton Interim library. Registration for the program has begun. As of November 5, 2018 MCPL Express @ Mid-County Community …

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